Australia is undergoing something of an energy crisis — growing demand combined with under-investment in the electric grid has recently led to a series of embarrassing blackouts, and electric rates are soaring. South Australia has just overtaken Denmark as the place with the world's most expensive electricity

Nearly one-third of the 61% of total global petroleum and other liquids production that moved on maritime routes in 2015 transited the Strait of Malacca, the second-largest oil trade chokepoint in the world after the Strait of Hormuz. Petroleum and other liquids transiting the Strait of Malacca increased for the fourth time in the past five […]
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Originally published on EV Obsession. As I just wrote, two Polish cities (Kraków and Wrocław, where I live) are each planning to launch 200-car electric carsharing programs. Furthermore, a startup is aiming to launch electric carsharing in Poznan, Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Tricity, and Łódź; and I'm working with a few top-notch gents to launch one as well. But [&hellip
Polish Electric Car Producer? was …

Originally published on EV Obsession. Poland isn't always a bastion for cleantech leadership and urban innovation — the national government recently took a bat to the knees of the competitive wind industry and a nascent solar industry was stabbed in both feet a couple years ago — but city planners in Wrocław, Kraków, and other cities seem to [&hellip
400+ Electric Cars To Launch …

As I just wrote, two Polish cities (Kraków and Wrocław, where I live) are each planning to launch 200-car electric carsharing programs. Furthermore, a startup is aiming to launch electric carsharing in Poznan, Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Tricity, and Łódź; and I'm working with a few top-notch gents to launch one as well. But that's just part of Poland's [&hellip
Poland May Aim To Become Electric Car …

Poland isn't always a bastion for cleantech leadership and urban innovation — the national government recently took a bat to the knees of the competitive wind industry and a nascent solar industry was stabbed in both feet a couple years ago — but city planners in Wrocław, Kraków, and other cities seem to be adept at implementing cutting-edge [&hellip
2 Polish Cities Plan Electric Carsharing (400+ …

José Pontes — founder of EV Sales, cofounder of EV Volumes, regular contributor to CleanTechnica and EV Obsession, and regular speaker on our Cleantech Revolution Tour circuit — has just rounded up some global EV battery cell production numbers for the first half of 2016. The thing about looking at electric car sales is that “not all electric [&hellip
Panasonic …

Originally published on EV Obsession. A while back, Elon Musk hinted at the creation of a robotic EV charging station (actually, a “solid metal snake“). It seemed like a genuine plan, but you know, he's got a bit on his plate…. Volkswagen, meanwhile, has a big crew with a bit of time on their hands, and
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Envision Solar, a renewable energy and electric vehicle charging company based out of San Diego, has been awarded a contract in the State of California to provide portable electric vehicle (EV) chargers to various state and local government agencies, according to a recent email sent to CleanTechnica. The contract — which is a part of
Envision Solar Wins Contract To …

MIT has long been a leader in the scholarly study of nuclear security. With the announcement of a major new nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Iran this month — subject to government approval in each country — MIT News asked several of the Institute's experts on this vital issue to evaluate the pact and its larger implications.
Francis Gavin is the Frank Stanton Professor in Nuclear Security Policy Studies in MIT's Department of Political Science, and author of the …

John Leonard's group in the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering specializes in SLAM, or simultaneous localization and mapping, the technique whereby mobile autonomous robots map their environments and determine their locations.
Last week, at the Robotics Science and Systems conference, members of Leonard's group presented a new paper demonstrating how SLAM can be used to improve object-recognition systems, which will be a vital component of future robots that have to manipulate the objects around them in …

The Australian Labor Party and Bill Shorten appear to have rediscovered their climate change mojo, rejecting Tony Abbott's party of "flat Earthers". But the Coalition, large vested interests and the Murdoch media have responded with a vicious scare campaign.

Geopolitical turmoil and security threats in major producing regions are never good for oil market stability, and while global benchmark oil prices have been cruising through an historic range-bound lack of volatility for an extended period, geopolitical headwinds show no sign of abating.read more